Igreja de Santo Alexandre & Museu de Arte Sacra
Igreja e Colégio de Santo Alexandre
A Jesuit church and college dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, now a museum of sacred art, with fine Baroque woodcarvings made by Indigenous craftsmen.
The Church and College of Santo Alexandre were built by Jesuits between 1698 and 1719, and were among the earliest educational institutions in the Amazon. Today it is a museum of sacred art, displaying colonial-era religious images and silverware, along with Baroque pulpits and altars carved by Indigenous craftsmen that blend local plant motifs. Admission is a few reais; closed on Mondays. It is often combined on a joint ticket with the Forte do Presépio.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun, about 10:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Palácio Antônio Lemos (Museu de Arte de Belém)
- Ver-o-Peso Market
- Catedral Metropolitana de Belém
- Forte do Presépio (Forte do Castelo)
- Casa das Onze Janelas
- Estação das Docas
- Praça da República
- Theatro da Paz